Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brecon Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 743rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brecon Road (B20 3RN) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Road (B20 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Fladbury Gardens. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fladbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Watt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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